Passenger trains will not run from any railway station in the country from midnight on Saturday to 10 pm on Sunday in an attempt to ensure that people follow the ‘Janta Curfew’ announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Indian Railways said in a statement on Friday.
Mail and express trains will also stop services from 4 am on Sunday, according to news agency PTI. All intercity trains will also remain cancelled till 10.00 pm on Sunday.
All suburban train services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Secunderabad will be reduced to a bare minimum as well.
Till date, the Indian Railways cancelled 245 trains in order to restrict unnecessary travel due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
For the uninitiated, Emphasizing on social distancing, the Prime Minister on Thursday called for a ‘Janta Curfew’ from 7.00 am to 9.00 pm on March 22, saying no citizen, barring those in essential services, should be out of their houses. PM Modi asserted that it will be a test to show India’s efforts to take on the challenge posed by the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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